# STATE AID

# MERGERS

Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of a shopping centre in Spain by Megatrends and Intu

# HUNGARY

EU Commission takes second step in infringement procedure against Hungary on Higher Education Law

Statement by the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, Hungarian Helsinki Committee and Liberties on the Hungarian NGO Law

# POLAND

S&D: Poland is blatantly violating the EU's fundamental values – this has to stop

EPP: Poland: PiS government has crossed the red line of the rule of law

# FRANCO-GERMAN RELATIONS

Gemeinsame Erklärung zum Deutsch-Französischen Ministerrat (DE)

# CJEU

The President of the General Court dismisses BASF Grenzach's application for interim measures regarding triclosan, a preservative for cosmetic products

Advocate General Bobek considers that a company alleging that its personality rights have been infringed by the publication of information on the internet can take legal action in the Member State where it has its centre of interests for the entirety of the harm claimed

Spain is ordered to pay a lump sum of €3 million because of its delay in liberalising the port cargo-handling services sector

# EU OMBUDSMAN

European Citizens Initiative procedure

The Commission’s failure to reply to a request for access to documents relating to a Commissioner’s travel expenses

The European Commission’s handling of a request for access to document about contacts between a Commissioner and a lobbying firm